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Matthew 23

ESV 1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,
NIV 1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples:
ESV 2
"The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat,
NIV 2
"The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.
ESV 3
so practice and observe whatever they tell you--but not what they do. For they preach, but do not practice.
NIV 3
So you must obey them and do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
ESV 4
They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.#rl
NIV 4
They tie up heavy loads and put them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
ESV 5
They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long,
NIV 5
"Everything they do is done for men to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long;
ESV 6
and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues
NIV 6
they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;
ESV 7
and greetings in the marketplaces and being called rabbi by others.
NIV 7
they love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have men call them 'Rabbi.'
ESV 8
But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers.
NIV 8
"But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have only one Master and you are all brothers.
ESV 9
And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
NIV 9
And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.
ESV 10
Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ.
NIV 10
Nor are you to be called 'teacher,' for you have one Teacher, the Christ.
ESV 11
The greatest among you shall be your servant.
NIV 11
The greatest among you will be your servant.
ESV 12
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
NIV 12
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
ESV 13
"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.
NIV 13
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.
ESV 15
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel across sea and land to make a single proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves.
NIV 15
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
ESV 16
"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.'
NIV 16
"Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.'
ESV 17
You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that has made the gold sacred?
NIV 17
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?
ESV 18
And you say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.'
NIV 18
You also say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.'
ESV 19
You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?#rl
NIV 19
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
ESV 20
So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
NIV 20
Therefore, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
ESV 21
And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by him who dwells in it.#rl
NIV 21
And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it.
ESV 22
And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.
NIV 22
And he who swears by heaven swears by God's throne and by the one who sits on it.
ESV 23
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
NIV 23
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices--mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law--justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
ESV 24
You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!
NIV 24
You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
ESV 25
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
NIV 25
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
ESV 26
You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.
NIV 26
Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.
ESV 27
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and all uncleanness.
NIV 27
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean.
ESV 28
So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
NIV 28
In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
ESV 29
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous,
NIV 29
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous.
ESV 30
saying, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'
NIV 30
And you say, 'If we had lived in the days of our forefathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'
ESV 31
Thus you witness against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.
NIV 31
So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
ESV 32
Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.
NIV 32
Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your forefathers!
ESV 33
You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell?
NIV 33
"You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
ESV 34
Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town,
NIV 34
Therefore I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.
ESV 35
so that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of innocent Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.
NIV 35
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
ESV 36
Truly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.#rl
NIV 36
I tell you the truth, all this will come upon this generation.
ESV 37
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!
NIV 37
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing.
ESV 38
See, your house is left to you desolate.
NIV 38
Look, your house is left to you desolate.
ESV 39
For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"
NIV 39
For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.' "

New International Version

Matthew 23

NIV 1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples:
NIV 2
"The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.
NIV 3
So you must obey them and do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
NIV 4
They tie up heavy loads and put them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
NIV 5
"Everything they do is done for men to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long;
NIV 6
they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;
NIV 7
they love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have men call them 'Rabbi.'
NIV 8
"But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have only one Master and you are all brothers.
NIV 9
And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.
NIV 10
Nor are you to be called 'teacher,' for you have one Teacher, the Christ.
NIV 11
The greatest among you will be your servant.
NIV 12
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
NIV 13
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.
NIV 15
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
NIV 16
"Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.'
NIV 17
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?
NIV 18
You also say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.'
NIV 19
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
NIV 20
Therefore, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
NIV 21
And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it.
NIV 22
And he who swears by heaven swears by God's throne and by the one who sits on it.
NIV 23
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices--mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law--justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
NIV 24
You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
NIV 25
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
NIV 26
Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.
NIV 27
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean.
NIV 28
In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
NIV 29
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous.
NIV 30
And you say, 'If we had lived in the days of our forefathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'
NIV 31
So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
NIV 32
Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your forefathers!
NIV 33
"You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
NIV 34
Therefore I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.
NIV 35
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
NIV 36
I tell you the truth, all this will come upon this generation.
NIV 37
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing.
NIV 38
Look, your house is left to you desolate.
NIV 39
For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.' "